In England and Wales, motorists will face str...

In England and Wales, motorists will face stronger punishments for driving under the influence of drugs as new laws take effect on Monday.

Drivers will be accused if they are caught going over the new legal limits for eight illegal drugs and eight prescription drugs.

Police will use ‘drugalysers’ to screen for cannabis and cocaine at the roadside, and they will be able to test for other drugs including ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and heroin at a police station. The Department of Transport (DoT) hopes to roll out more comprehensive roadside drugalysers at a later date.

People using prescription drugs, including morphine and methadone, will not be punished as long as levels are below those defined by the new law. The levels for illegal drugs are set much lower, with even a small amount leading to accusation.

The new law will complement existing rules, which make it an offence to drive when influenced by any drug.

A crime for drug-driving will lead to a minimum one-year driving ban, a fine of up to £5,000 ($7,700, 6,860 euros), up to six months in prison and a criminal record, the DoT said.

The offender’s driving licence will also highlight the drug-driving crime for 11 years.

1.What’s the function of drugalysers ?

A.To examine the cannabis and cocaine . B.To help the police to arrest the criminals.

C.To show how dangerous drug-driving is. D.To help the drivers drive within the limits.

2.What can we know from paragraph 4?

A.Which drivers should be fined. B.Prescription drugs are used legally.

C.How long a driver may be stopped driving. D.In which situation drivers can not be punished.

3.What kind of punishment will be given to the drivers for drug driving?

A.They need record the criminal. B.They can get as much as £5,000.

C.They must stop driving for at least one year . D.They must work in the prison up to six months.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The laws in England and wales. B.The drugalysers along the roadside.

C.New drug-driving laws have taken effect. D.The reasons why the drivers will be punished.

高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are 70,000 pubs in England and Wales have several thousand more in Scotland.

Every country has its drinking shop, but none has an institution quite like the British pub. The most important feature of a good pub (which modern buildings hardly ever achieve) is a feeling of something private. It must have nooks and crannies, corners and snugs, where conversations and assignations can take place without the whole world listening in.

Most pubs have at least two separate bars. The “public bar” which is for ordinary and women is the basic drinking shop. The “lounge bar” (or saloon bar) which is for traveling salesmen and “ladies” probably has a carpet on the floor and rather more comfortable decoration. There may be a difference of a few pence in the drink prices, although all pubs are required by law to put their price lists easily seen on display.

Pubs have been changing over the past few decades. More and more of them sell good, inexpensive food and are competing strongly with restaurants. Tea and coffee are often on offer and children are being made more welcome. The law says that no one under 14 may enter a pub, and between 14 and 18 they must be accompanied by an adult and may not buy or consume alcoholic drink. In reality some pubs, especially in country districts, welcome whole families. Some set aside special rooms for children and where there are gardens they are almost always welcome.

The most basic change, however, came about in the 1938 licensing laws which allowed pubs in England and Wales to open not just at lunch time and in the evening, but all day, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Scottish laws already permitted all day opening.)

1. Which of the following can be the best title?

A. Pubs’ history                        B. Pubs in Britain

C. Changes of pubs                          D. Features of a good pub

2. According to the British people, what kind of pub is a good one?

A. The one with all day opening time.

B. The one with good and inexpensive food.

C. The one with all kinds of people enjoying themselves.

D. The one with different parts where people can have a private conversation.

3.In paragraph 4, we can learn that ________.

A. pubs allow people above 14 to enter alone

B. pubs never allow people under 18 to enter

C. pubs don’t sell more expensive food than restaurants

D. pubs often sell alcoholic drinks as well as tea and coffee

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The law requires all the pubs have slightly different prices of drinks.

B. Ordinary people and women are often having fun in the “public pub”.

C. In some country pubs, children accompanied by their parents are always welcome.

D. Scottish laws allow pubs to open not just at lunch time and in the evening, but all day.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

From the end of next year, all shops, market stalls and takeaways in Wales will be obliged to charge up to 15p each for plastic or paper bags. Wales is to become the first part of Britain to ban free carrier bags after deciding that efforts by supermarkets to cut waste have proved ineffective.

Jane Davidson, the Welsh Environment Minister, said that the revenue（收入） would go to a new independent body, which would spend the money on local environmental projects. She admitted that a small number of people might switch to shops in England, where there are no plans to charge for carrier bags. She said that tough action was necessary. Ms Davidson, a Labor member of the Welsh Assembly’s ruling Labor-Plaid Cymrucoalition, hopes the ban will embarrass her counterparts（对应的人） in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland into similar action.

Wales is planning to use a little-known clause(条款) in last year’s Climate Change Act, which enables the government to outlaw free bags. Ms. Davidson said: “We want to encourage people to think about what they do. All the other ministers are still signed up to the voluntary agenda. You will see a different message from me.”

Last week the media revealed that Tesco had published misleading figures giving the impression that it had met a voluntary target to halve the use of plastic bags in three years. Seven supermarket chains reported last month that the total number of free bags they had issued had fallen by 48 percent to 450 million a month in the three years to last May. The figures masked that Marks & Spencer, the only chain to charge for bags, had made much faster progress than its rivals. It cut bag use by 83 percent after introducing a 5p charge last year. Ms. Davidson said that banning free bags would encourage a wider shift to a less wasteful society. She was considering a charge of between 5p and 15p, but indicated that she favored the upper end of the range.

1.Which city is the first part of Britain to ban free carrier bags? _______

A. Wales　　 B. England

C. Scotland　　 D. Northern Ireland

2.A certain amount of purchase will take place in England because_____________.

A. the carrier bags are cheaper there　　 B. the goods there are free

C. the goods there are cheaper　　 D. the carrier bags are free there

3.The government cited a little-known clause in last year’s Climate Change Act for the purpose of _________.

A. arousing public’s sense of reducing waste　　 B. reducing the customers’ resistance

C. promoting charging bags with legal means　　 D. enabling supermarket to cut waste

4.According to Ms. Davidson, she preferred a free bag’s charge to be ________.

A. 5p　　 B. 15p

C. between 5p and 15p　　 D. above 15p

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

James became ________ King of England and Wales and ________ King managed to unite the three countries peacefully in the end.

A．the；the  B．a；the    C．/；the         D．the；/

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, 1.　 takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are 　 2.　　 （mountain）. The 3.　 （high）mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.

About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so 4.　　 （crowd）. Four 5. five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital. 6.　 Great Britain grows half of the food it needs, its 7.　　 （industry） help to pay for the food that is bought 8.　 abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures (批量生产) 9.　 wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism, 10.　 （increase）, while traditional industries, such as coal mining , are declining.

高二英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United Kingdom of Great Britain ______ three main parts England, Scotland and Wales.

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As we know, the UK _____ four parts, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

A . is made of                     B. is included    C. is consisted of      D. consists of

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The United Kingdom 1.(consist)of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Island. England is the largest and for 2.(convenient) it is divided roughly into three zones. London is the center of national government and its administration, with its fine museums, art collections, 3.the oldest port.

Why did only Northern Island join England? In the early 20th century the English government tried to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland 4.(connect) without conflict.

However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away 5.(form )its own government.6.their credit ,the countries do work together in the currency, international relations and so on, but they still have very different institutions.

It is 7.pity that in England the 8.(industry) cities don't attract visitors. People can go to the older but smaller towns 9. (build) by the Romans for historical architecture and to the countryside 10. great scenery as well.

高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

First there was England. Wales was___1.__  to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people __2.__England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the_3._  century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". _4._ this was accomplished without__5.__ when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales __6.__. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by __7._ Ireland __8.__ in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was ________9.  to the world in a new flag called ________10. .

高二英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Now when people refer to England you find Wales______ as well.

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